Independence Additivity Uncertainty or The Little Book of Cases in Hospitality Management

Independence, Additivity, Uncertainty

Author: Karl Vind

This book deals with the important economic problem of uncertainty. The first attempt was to simplify and unify some results usually taught in courses in mathematical economics. The economic interpretation of the results was representations of preferences as sums or integrals and the decomposition of preferences into utilities and probabilities. The book contains all the classical results, but the main justification of the book is that the approach taken in the earlier versions was also the proper approach in generalizing from preferences, which were total preorders to preferences, which were not total or transitive. The same mathematics gives representations which are additive. It also gives decompositions where concepts of utility, probability, and uncertainty appeared. These results are new and give a solution to how uncertainty can be formalized.

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The Little Book of Cases in Hospitality Management: Stories from Industry Practitioners

Author: Peter Ricci

This book presents a collection of current stories culminated into cases from the real world experiences of industry practitioners. The authors bring a combined experience of over 35 years in lodging, meeting planning, F&B, human resources, strategy, marketing, and destination promotion. The 45 easy to read, thought provoking cases–focusing on all sectors of the industry–provide users with the visceral experiences of practicing middle level hospitality management. Features 45 real world cases culminated from stories extracted from practicing managers in the hospitality industry–including lodging, foodservice, theme parks, attractions, resorts, recreation, events, transportation and entertainment venues. A great supplement for entry-level managers in the hospitality industry or operations, marketing, human resources, finance, and administration careers.

Table of Contents:

Case 1	Productivity enhancement	3
Case 2	Leading a turnaround strategy	4
Case 3	Value-added restaurant service	5
Case 4	Training strategies	6
Case 5	Turnaround strategies and employee relations	7
Case 6	Rules and progressive discipline	8
Case 7	A new management assignment	9
Case 8	Dealing with problem employees	10
Case 9	The restaurant	13
Case 10	Career paths	16
Case 11	A comparison of management styles	18
Case 12	Management and employee motivation	20
Case 13	The department transfer	22
Case 14	The training scenario	24
Case 15	Managers' reputations	26
Case 16	Coaching, counseling, and discipline	27
Case 17	The special restaurant	29
Case 18	Subjective management practices	31
Case 19	Job opportunities	33
Case 20	Human resource management overview	37
Case 21	Recruitment and retention	39
Case 22	Employee productivity and value-added management	41
Case 23	Legal compliance	43
Case 24	Employee relations and retention	46
Case 25	Employee retention	49
Case 26	Legal compliance	52
Case 27	Recruitment and selection	55
Case 28	Employee training and needs assessment	58
Case 29	Employee compensation	61
Case 30	Performance appraisals and management responsibility	64
Case 31	Management communications and employee relations	67
Case 32	Leadership development	69
Case 33	Employee motivation and recognition programs	71
Case 34	Starting and running an HR office	74
Case 35	The invisible car	79
Case 36	Taking care of the elderly	83
Case 37	There's a mouse in the house	87
Case 38	Forty-eight hours	90
Case 39	Don't park here	93
Case 40	The confused consultant	95
Case 41	Can you float me a loan?	97
Case 42	The "sick" van	100
Case 43	The prejudiced housekeeper	103
Case 44	The overnight "vigil"	107
Case 45	The disappearing dodge	113